Labor promises extra funds for five Wyndham public schools

Five Wyndham schools will share in an extra $90,000 under a Labor plan to boost learning environments. The money is on top of the $31 million pledged for every public school in the area.

Lalor federal Labor MP Joanne Ryan recently visited Mossfiel Primary to pledge an iPad cash splash.

More than $90,000 in added equipment and services has just been pledged for several Wyndham schools.

The extra cash splash comes on top of a $31 million plan to boost to the area’s public schools, reported by the Wyndham Leader last week.

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Lalor federal Labor MP Joanne Ryan said five local schools would benefit from the latest cash injection aimed at improving students’ learning environment.

“As a former teacher and principal, I know that in order for students to reach their full potential in the classroom, schools need funding to provide the necessary equipment and facilities,” she said.

Woodville Primary will get $7669 towards cooking facilities.

“Whether it be developing healthy eating practices in a weekly cooking program or having access to an iPad to develop digital literacy, students attending our local public schools deserve every opportunity to learn.”

Here’s how the $90,000 will be spent:

— Tarneit Secondary College: $23,000 towards a learning support centre, helping students with disabilities reach their learning outcomes.

— Mossfiel Primary: $20,500 towards a set of class iPads to ease the financial burden on parents.

— Wyndham Vale Primary: $19,979 towards a robotics kit and iPads to help students improve their coding and STEM skills.

— Featherbrook P-9 College: $19,478 towards musical instruments.

— Woodville Primary: $7669 towards cooking facilities, giving students the chance to learn how to prepare nutritious meals.